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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Independent Online Edition > Media
On one wall there is a poster for one of her more celebrated commissions, Rolf on Art - a programme that critics saw as clear evidence of the dumbing down of BBC arts coverage, but which she insists was a clever way of opening up the visual arts to mass audiences.
At talkbackThames she is largely left to her own devices, apart from a monthly board meeting with her immediate boss, Tony Cohen, of RTL subsidiary Fremantle.
At talkbackThames she has the freedom to create her own structure and plans to concentrate on being "a creative leader" for her staff.
news.independent.co.uk /media/article313641.ece   (2759 words)

  
 C21Media:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
UK prodco TalkbackThames has poached Channel 4's head of commercial affairs to join the FremantleMedia-owned company as its new COO in the new year.
Sara Geater resigned from her current post at Channel 4 on Monday and will report to TalkbackThames CEO Lorraine Heggessey in the new year, assuming responsibility for all TalkbackThames's commercial activity, legal and business affairs.
Geater, a qualified barrister and accountant, held her post at C4 for nearly three years, leading a team of 70 and managing the channel’s business affairs and programme financing.
www.c21media.net /news/detail.asp?area=4&article=33708   (264 words)

  
 five statement re family affairs | press | five.tv
Five, and the show's production company, talkbackTHAMES have agreed that the soap, which was the first programme to broadcast on the channel, when it launched in March 1997, will come to an end after more than eight years and 2250 episodes.
Lorraine Heggessey, CEO of talkbackTHAMES, said: "I respect the decision and understand the reasons behind it, however I'm disappointed as I felt we had bright new plans for the show including some strong new actors.
There's a lot to be proud of – Family Affairs has told controversial stories with power and integrity and was the first soap to go five nights a week which is no mean feat.
www.five.tv /aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20050208_familyaffairs   (414 words)

  
 emuse technologies
The interactive application was produced in collaboration with emuse absolutely, the Irish interactive services company and FremantleMedia, licensor of 'The Price Is Right' and one of the largest creators and producers of programme brands in the world.
talkbackTHAMES is one of the UK's largest production companies producing over 1000 hours of programming a year in all programming genres and for all major broadcasters.
In the past twelve months alone awards have included three Emmy Awards for Stephen Poliakoff's The Lost Prince, a British Comedy Award and two National TV Awards for The X Factor, a BAFTA for Green Wing and a Grierson Award for documentary series Bye Bye Happiness.
www.emuse-tech.com /27_07_06.html   (664 words)

  
 BBC - Press Office - Stephen Poliakoff dramas for 2007
Lorraine Heggessey, CEO talkbackTHAMES, says: "talkbackTHAMES has been producing with Stephen for the past eight years and working with him is such a great privilege.
The Executive Producers for talkbackTHAMES are Joanna Beresford and Lorraine Heggessey.
talkbackTHAMES have made all his recent films: Gideon's Daughter, Friends and Crocodiles as well as The Lost Prince, Perfect Strangers and Shooting The Past.
www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/11_november/09/poliakoff.shtml   (916 words)

  
 FremantleMedia serves up The Best Of British | Televisionpoint.com News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The X Factor, which is based on a Syco format and produced by talkbackTHAMES, FremantleMedia's UK production company, sees Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh compete to look for the next singing sensation.
A third series is scheduled to hit UK TV screens later this year following the recent success of spin-off series, The X Factor: Battle Of The Stars, which saw a host of celebrities battle it out to win the coveted crown.
Produced by talkbackTHAMES, the show attracts audiences of up to 1.5 million viewers and has proven a strong performer for key target demographics, achieving shares up to 30% higher than the channel's time slot average for all individuals and up to 64% higher for Housewives.
www.televisionpoint.com /news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1150182124   (881 words)

  
 Broadcasting - News - TalkbackThames poaches C4's rights guru - Digital Spy
TalkbackThames has hired Channel 4's head of commercial affairs as its new chief operating officer.
Sara Geater resigned from the post, where she has masterminded the channel's policy on trading rights, and will take over responsibility for the production company's commercial, legal and business affairs in the new year.
Also: Find when the next episode of your favourite soap is airing, get a full line-up of today's HD shows, and check out today's top-rated movies.
www.digitalspy.co.uk /broadcasting/a40924/talkbackthames-poaches-c4s-rights-guru.html   (210 words)

  
 Revolution Web Site
The campaign will allow users to upload their own performances as videoclips on Fan Central, a dedicated community section on 'The X-Factor' website.
The 10 most entertaining clips each week will be showcased on the official website, where users can vote for their favourites.
Alex Mahon, chief operating officer of TalkbackThames, said: "User-generated content is a massive trend right now and 'The X-Factor' lends itself perfectly to the medium.
www.revolution.haynet.com /News/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewNewsArticle&newsID=601016   (256 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - X Factor auditions set for Dublin
Westlife manager Louis Walsh, who is one of the judges on the talent show, asked producers to do a round of auditions in Dublin this year.
A spokesperson for TalkbackThames, one of the producers of the show, said: "He had been looking for them to be held in Dublin."
The spokesperson also confirmed that open auditions would not be held on the day.
www.rte.ie /arts/2006/0703/xfactor.html   (159 words)

  
 -=talkbackThames=-  About Us
Charles joined talkbackTHAMES from Channel 4 where he had worked as Editor, Documentaries and moved on to a commissioning editor position within Specialist Factual.
Since joining talkbackTHAMES Johnathan has delivered the second series of Murder Investigation Team to ITV and Golden Hour, a new emergency medical series for ITV.
Prior to joining talkbackTHAMES, Johnathan Young produced on Eastenders, Casualty and was the Executive Producer on the first series of Holby City before joining Channel 4 as Commissioning Editor in 1999.
www.talkbackthames.tv /index.php?s=about&b=41   (414 words)

  
 About talkbackTHAMES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
talkbackTHAMES is one of the UK's largest production companies producing over 500 hours of programming a year in all programming genres and for all major broadcasters.
With a rich heritage in comedy, entertainment, drama and factual entertainment, recent programming ranges from The X Factor to Grand Designs; The Bill to They Think It's All Over; The Apprentice to How Clean is Your House?.
Drawing on their licensing and distribution capabilities, talkbackTHAMES is uniquely placed to get the most out of programming internationally and by extending programme brands into new areas.
www.searingidolatry.co.uk /greenwing/talkbackthames.html   (173 words)

  
 five to reveal the buildings that shaped britain | press | five.tv
Five will showcase a selection of the most influential buildings in Britain in a major new peak-time series to air in the Spring, it was announced today (Thursday 30th March 2006).
Buildings that Shaped Britain, an eight x 60 mins series, produced by talkbackTHAMES, chronologically profiles the most significant evolutions in British architecture and the relationship this architectural history has had on the cultural, social and political development of Britain from The Dark Ages to the 21st Century.
Charles Furneaux, Head of Documentaries at talkbackTHAMES said: "This will be an exciting and engaging series for Five, profiling the important evolutions in British architecture, transforming the way we look at buildings and painting a vivid picture of how the architectural legacy left to us by our predecessors has moulded Britain's identity today.
www.five.tv /aboutfive/press/pressreleases/20060329_buildings_britain   (362 words)

  
 BRAND NEW CHANNEL 4 PROGRAMME ON MAKING A WILL NEEDS WILLING CONTRIBUTORS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
talkbackTHAMES are producing a 60 minute programme for Channel 4 on wills, to start filming in January and are looking for people based in the UK, with substantial assets and / or wealth, who are interested in taking part.
We will also need to film the family and extended family of whoever takes part in the programme to put discussions of who gets what and why in context.
If you are interested in taking part, please get in touch with Ned Williams at talkbackTHAMES as soon as possible on 020 7861 8406 or email ned.williams@talkbackthames.tv.
www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/common/news/news281104.asp   (375 words)

  
 -=talkbackThames=-  About Us
Uniquely spanning all major genres - drama, comedy, entertainment, features, documentaries and factual entertainment, talkbackTHAMES has a raft of award winning programming to its name.
Drawing on Fremantlemedia's international format licensing and distribution capabilities, talkbackTHAMES is uniquely placed to get the most out of programming by extending programme brands into new areas, and new countries in turn.
FremantleMedia is the production division of the RTL Group, producing over 8,500 hours of programming a year.
www.talkbackthames.tv /index.php?s=about&b=41   (129 words)

  
 RDF Media Group | RDF Media Group announces senior Radar appointments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
RDF Media Group plc is pleased to announce two senior appointments at its subsidiary company, Radar, which it acquired in 2005.
Simon London and Steph Harris will be joining Radar as Creative Directors from TalkbackTHAMES, where they held the positions of Editor, Comedy Entertainment and Editor, Factual Entertainment respectively.
Prior to joining TalkbackTHAMES in 2003, Steph worked at the BBC and in the independent sector.
www.rdfmedia.com /rdfmedia/news/2006/2006-02-09   (260 words)

  
 Southern Star Group
Producer talkbackTHAMES have appointed Southern Star international distributor for the 3 x 1 hour ITV comedy drama Little Devil starring leading British actor Robson Green (Northern Lights, Wire In The Blood, Rocket Man).
It is a wonderful story with a fantastic cast and just the right mix of drama, emotion, comedy and a little mischief” said Catherine Payne, Chief Executive of Southern Star International.
With a rich heritage in comedy, entertainment, drama and factual entertainment, recent programming ranges from The X Factor to Grand Designs; The Bill to They Think It’s All Over; Green Wing to The Apprentice.
www.southernstargroup.com /NewsDetails.aspx?niid=1539   (511 words)

  
 Where are they now? :: TVYP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
One year after they began their placements, the 2004/05 TVYP at Work trainees tell us how it was for them and what they're up to now.
Since finishing TVYP at Work I continued working at TalkbackThames as a freelance researcher on a pilot for Channel 4 called Fit As Four and then on a show called Re-Brand.
I then went to work at the BBC on the House of Tiny Tearaways and then back to TalkbackThames to work on the second pilot of Fit As Four.
www.mgeitf.co.uk /tvyp/tvyp_at_work/whare_are_they   (459 words)

  
 Feed View | Digital Spy - media News - Web Based Feed Reader, Mobile Feed Reader
Gabby Logan leaves her job at ITV to present sports programming on the BBC.
Syco TV and TalkbackThames sign up to produce star-search show to find the leads for a new production of Grease.
TalkbackThames hires Channel 4's head of commercial affairs as its new chief operating officer.
newsalloy.com /feed/89252   (368 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > FremantleMedia to distribute 'The IT Crowd'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The IT Crowd, which premieres with a double bill on the UK's Channel 4 today, is the latest highly-anticipated comedy offering from talkbackTHAMES producer, Ash Atalla.
Written and directed by Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd is about an IT department - Roy (Chris O'Dowd), Jen (Katherine Parkinson) and Moss (Richard Ayoade) - who work in the basement of Reynholm Industries while their beautiful colleagues work upstairs in fantastic surroundings.
Fremantle International Distribution head of acquisitions and development Shane Murphy said, "FID has a tremendous heritage in comedy and The IT Crowd is the beginning of a renewed focus on quality comedy programming.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k6/feb/feb44.htm   (278 words)

  
 emuse technologies
The interactive application was produced in collaboration with emuse absolutely, the Irish interactive services company and FremantleMedia, licensor of 'The Price Is Right' and one of the largest creators and producers of programme brands in the world.
talkbackTHAMES is one of the UK's largest production companies producing over 1000 hours of programming a year in all programming genres and for all major broadcasters.
In the past twelve months alone awards have included three Emmy Awards for Stephen Poliakoff's The Lost Prince, a British Comedy Award and two National TV Awards for The X Factor, a BAFTA for Green Wing and a Grierson Award for documentary series Bye Bye Happiness.
www.emusetechnologies.com /27_07_06.html   (664 words)

  
 Save Family Affairs - Online Petition
Five's flagship soap, which was the first to air five days a week, will disappear from our screens at the end of the year after 2250 episodes.
Five's Director of Programmes, Dan Chambers, commented: "I'd like to thank every single member of the cast and crew of Family Affairs, and talkbackTHAMES, for their tremendous hard work and creativity over the last eight years.
Lorraine Heggessey, CEO of talkbackTHAMES who produce the soap, said: "I respect the decision and understand the reasons behind it.
www.gopetition.co.uk /online/6914.html   (324 words)

  
 RTLGroup :: NEWS
The IT Crowd, which premieres with a double bill on the UK’s Channel 4 this Friday, is the latest highly-anticipated comedy offering from talkbackTHAMES producer, Ash Atalla, producer of The Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s internationally successful docu-comedy.
Shane Murphy, Head of Acquisitions and Development, Fremantle International Distribution, commented: “FID have a tremendous heritage in comedy and The IT Crowd is the beginning of a renewed focus on quality comedy programming.
The show is now set to make the move to terrestrial, and will settle into its new home on BBC2 at the end of February.
www.rtlgroup.com /News_2619.htm   (291 words)

  
 ITV - WAGS - Terms and conditions
To qualify to enter the competition the applicant must be resident in the United Kingdom and be 18 years old or over.
The applicant must not be an employee, an agent or a director of ITV, talkbackTHAMES and/or FremantleMedia Limited (“Fremantle”), their associated companies or subsidiaries or any agency or web company associated with itv.com, or any member of any such person's immediate family.
Fremantle shall have no responsibility for damage or loss resulting from misdirected or incomplete entries arising from computable functions, virus, bugs or other causes outside its control.
wags.itv.com /terms.php   (837 words)

  
 Press Releases
LYCOS.co.uk, FremantleMedia and talkbackTHAMES are teaming up to launch a new user-generated content campaign around the hit TV series on ITV1, The X Factor.
The latest activity to launch on Fan Central, the dedicated community section on The X Factor website, will allow fans of the show the opportunity to upload their own performances as clips.
The X Factor is produced by talkbackTHAMES, the UK production company owned by FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of programme brands in the world, and Syco TV for ITV1.
www.fremantlemedia.com /virtual-press-office/press-releases/page/4/viewpressrelease/lycos-fremantlemedia-and-talkbackthames-create-the-x-factor-user-generated-content-campaign-for-fans-   (432 words)

  
 Police News
talkbackTHAMES are currently making a programme for the BBC which takes people from all walks of life and asks questions of what the publics perception of them is - whether it's a policeman, an animal rights activist or a world record holder.
talkbackTHAMES thought it would be really interesting to feature someone who saw active service on the programme.
They are looking for some great characters who have dedicated a part of their life to the Armed forces and are based in London and the surrounding areas.
www.policeoracle.co.uk /news/detail.cfm?id=6716&category=33   (197 words)

  
 Daisy Goodwin's Site
After seven years at talkbackTHAMES where, as Editorial Director, she has been responsible for a slate of successful shows including Property Ladder, Jamie’s Kitchen, The Apprentice and How Clean is Your House?, Daisy Goodwin has decided to leave the company.
Daisy said of her decision: “I’ve had seven glorious years at Talkback; they’ve been the most fulfilling and creative of my career.
I’m going to take the summer off to spend time with my children, to finish my novel which is seven years overdue and to finally watch some television.
www.daisygoodwin.co.uk /press/releases   (461 words)

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